What was found
CORROSION ON SEAL RETAINER OF YOKE BEARING AT RUDDER MECHANISM. SEAL RETAINER WAS R & R AND WILL BE INSTALLED WITH CAR 2700-2126 AND JOB 001-0340, STEP NR 6. LP1856092.
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2015
- Submitted
- March 11, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N966DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53115
- Aircraft time
- 63,004 hours, 46,886 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5540 · Rudder Structure
- Part
- Retainer
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.